S.African miners turn to trucks as rail declines
By Reuters
04 May 2022 |
5:53 am
Mining companies in South Africa have resorted to trucking coal to ports to meet a surge in European demand since the war in Ukraine started, bypassing the deteriorating rail infrastructure they blame for billions of dollars in lost revenue.
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